Amish Safety Strategic Plan Stakeholder Meeting #1 Tuesday, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Amish Safety Strategic Plan Stakeholder Meeting #1 Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Welcome and Introductions  Steering Committee Members  ODOT , County Engineer, OSP , Sheriff, Amish Safety Committee  Stakeholder Group  6 Townships  Burton, Claridon, Huntsburg, Middlefield, Parkman, Troy  Burton Village, Police Department  Middlefield Village, Police Department  ODOT District 4  Geauga County Commissioners  NOACA  Consultant Support Team, LJB, Inc.

Purpose  Update and Refine 2000 Statewide Planning Documents • Collect and update data • Tailor recommendations to specific locations in Geauga County • Estimate • Prioritize • Identify funding

Schedule: What To Expect • First of 3 Stakeholder Meetings • Meeting #1 (Today): Discuss • Meeting #2 (3 Months): Review Draft Plan • Meeting #3 (6 Weeks): Confirm • Consultant to provide technical support • Data analysis, number-crunching • Collect and organize input for stakeholder review • Provide formal documentation • Goal: Establish Framework for Future Action

Today’s Meeting: What To Expect 1. Review of Previous Studies 2. Presentation of Current Study Approach 3. Overview of Potential Treatments 4. Discussion by Group

1. Previous Studies

Recommendations from 2000 Link Link

Potential Treatments (Roadway) • Widen shoulders 8’ on resurfacing cycles • Make spot improvement of shoulders in areas where it makes sense • Use heavy-duty asphalt for surface courses • Re-evaluate speed limits • Improve warning signing • Clear sight triangles at intersections from perspective of buggy driver

Potential Treatments (Non-Roadway) • Develop “driver’s education” course for buggy drivers (beginning and refresher) • Improve visibility of buggies • Increase use of reflective tape, strobe lights • Sponsor an “Amish Vehicle Safety Week” prior to Spring and Harvest seasons • Media release • Emphasize buggy safety equipment • Target speed enforcement • Develop information and education pieces to support public outreach

2. Current Study

Study Area • 6 Townships, 2 Villages: • Burton • Claridon • Huntsburg • Middlefield • Troy • Parkman • Burton Village • Middlefield Village • All State Routes (59 Miles) • Major County Routes (45 Miles)

Amish Strategic Plan Development • Data Collection (current phase) • Crashes • Roadway Characteristics • Traffic Counts • Sight Distance • Amish Survey • Stakeholder Feedback • Begin Prioritization of Locations and Treatments • Objective, Location-based • Recommend Implementation Plan and Funding Sources

Traffic Volumes (ADT)

All Crashes (2010 – 2014)

All Crashes (Summarized)

Amish Buggy-Related Crashes

Speed Limits

Shoulder Widths

Buggy Counts (AM)

Buggy Counts (PM)

Roadway Grades

Prioritization - Vehicular • Crash History • Sight Distance Inventory • Traffic Volumes (Total and Amish) • Speed Limits • Available R/W and # of Property Owners

Prioritization - Pedestrian • Pedestrian Crash History • School Locations • Shoulder Widths • Speed Limits

3. Potential Treatments

Range of Treatment Options • Short-term, low cost • Medium-term, medium-cost • $100,000 to $500,000 • Little to no additional RW • Implement in 1-5 years • Long-term, high-cost • Over $1M • Requires significant amounts of RW • Requires significant effort to plan and fund

Upcoming Projects Summary of Upcoming Projects in Geauga County Amish Strategic Safety Plan Vicinity PID Work Type Fiscal Year Route Begin End Cost Description Projects Led/Funded by Geauga County Engineer's Office Chardon Windsor Road, Huntsburg Township: RS-13IJ-16 Resurfacing 2016 CH 13 7.58 9.04 TBD SR 528 East to SR 86 in Huntsburg Township Hale Road, Burton Township: RS-15A-16 Resurfacing 2016 CH 15 0.00 1.02 TBD Burton Windsor Road (CH 14) north to Butternut Road (CH 21) Butternut Road, Burton Township: RS-21IJ-16 Resurfacing 2016 CH 21 7.33 8.74 TBD Claridon Troy Road (CH 3) east to Hale Road (CH 15) Gingerich Road, Burton Township: RS-34A-16 Widen / Resurfacing 2016 CH 34 0.00 0.65 TBD SR 168 North to SR 87 Clay Street, Huntsburg Township: RS-37AB-16 Intersection / Resurfacing 2016 CH 37 0.00 2.32 TBD Burton Windsor Road (CH14) north to US 322 Whitney Road, Montville Township: RS-65BC-16 Resurfacing 2016 TR 65 0.29 2.09 TBD SR 86 to Ashtabula County Line Newcomb Road, Middlefield Township: RS-130D-16 Resurfacing 2016 TR 130 2.79 4.38 TBD Shedd Road(TR 126) to Georgia Road (CH 40) Patch Road, Troy Township: RS-205A-16 Resurfacing 2016 TR 205 0.00 0.93 TBD SR 700 East to Jug Street (CH 46) Nash Road, Troy Township: RS-207C-16 Resurfacing 2016 TR 207 1.68 2.16 TBD Mumford Road (CH 24) East to Parkman Township Line Grove Road, Parkman Township: RS-211E-16 Resurfacing 2016 TR 211 1.86 3.06 TBD Township Line East to SR 88 Chardon Windsor Road, Claridon & Huntsburg Townships: RS-13EH-17 Resurfacing 2017 CH 13 3.56 6.56 TBD SR 608 to SR 528 Bundysburg Road, Parkman & Middlefield Townships: RS-38AD-18 Bridge Repl./ Resurfacing 2018 CH 38 0.00 3.43 TBD SR 88 north to Middlefield Township Line Claridon Troy Road, Burton Township: RS-3AC-20 Resurfacing 2020 CH 3 0.00 1.46 TBD Burton Village Line north to Taylor Wells Road (CH 28) Clay Street, Montville & Thompson Townships: RS-37GJ-20 Resurfacing 2020 CH 37 7.33 10.39 TBD US 6 north to SR 166 Kile Road, Claridon, Hambden, Huntsburg & Montville Townships: RS-44AD-20 Resurfacing 2020 CH 44 0.00 5.19 TBD US 322 north to US 6 Projects Led/Funded by Ohio Department of Transportation 92603 Chip Seal 2017 88 0.00 2.07 $155,000 Chip seal from Portage County Line to US 422 84299 Resurfacing 2017 168 1.64 7.90 $2,000,000 Nash to Burton SCL, includes slide repair 22221 Resurfacing 2017 422 9.38 18.12 $3,100,000 SR 44 to West Farmington 99643 Resurfacing 2017 528 6.35 11.48 $1,100,000 SR 87 to US 322 Improve shoulders from Hayes to Trumbull County Line (RW 23733 Widen 2018 87 19.75 20.70 $2,190,000 needed) (Safety funding) 78343 Intersection 2018 422 17.35 $300,000 At SR 88, improve curb returns (RW needed) (Safety funding) 80963 Intersection 2018 422 13.04 $749,000 Add left turn slots at SR 700 (RW needed) (Safety funding) 99202 Intersection 2018 528 4.39 $860,000 Add left turn slots at SR 608/Old State Road (Safety funding) 99629 Resurfacing 2018 700 2.71 7.75 $1,130,000 US 422 to SR 168 99679 Prev Maint 2019 322 10.40 14.47 $950,000 SR 44 to SR 608 99640 Prev Maint 2019 608 1.24 7.53 $1,460,000 Middlefield Village SCL to US 322

Upcoming Projects

Treatments (Roadway) • Provide continuous buggy lanes • Make spot improvement of shoulders • Hills • Areas of limited sight distance • Areas of limited passing • Areas of pedestrian activity • Improve sight triangles at intersections from perspective of buggy driver • Clear brush • Remove obstructions • Realign approach

Treatments (Roadway) • Re-evaluate speed limits • Consider lower speeds limits in areas with elevated Amish activity • Provide improved/additional warning signing • Re-evaluate positioning of signing • Use lime-green for emphasis • Consider systems using active detection • Consider nighttime visibility

Treatments (Non-Roadway) • Promote awareness about Amish safety • For buggies and pedestrians • Within Amish community • Outside Amish community • Amish Safety Week media campaign • Develop and distribute educational materials • “Tip Cards” • Supplemental instruction for local driver’s ed • Provide target speed enforcement • Deploy changeable message signs for awareness

4. Stakeholder Feedback

Questions on study area? Questions on data collection? Questions on prioritization process? Suggestions on treatments? What are we missing? Close – What are one or two things that have to happen to make this study a success for you?

Amish Safety Strategic Plan Brian Blayney – ODOT D12 – Brian.Blayney@dot.ohio.gov – (216) 584-2102 Kevin Miller – LJB Inc. – Kmiller@LJBInc.com – (937) 259-5166